Our Team

Meet the Center for Applied Health Research on Aging team. If you are interested in working with our center, please contact us at cahra@northwestern.edu.

Directors

Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH, MA

Director
Associate Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine
James R. Webster, Jr. Professor of Medicine

View Faculty Profile

mswolf( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5592

Julia Yoshino Benavente, MPH

Co-Director

julia.benavente( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5585

Faculty

Stacy Bailey, PhD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Health Literacy & Learning Program

View Faculty Profile

stacy-bailey( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5595

Laura Curtis, MS

Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Cognitive Aging Program

View Faculty Profile

l-curtis( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5538

Mary Kwasny, ScD

Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics)
Director, CAHRA Measurement & Analysis Program

View Faculty Profile

m-kwasny( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2294

Andrea Russell, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)

View Faculty Profile

andrearussell2021.1( at )u.northwestern.edu

312-503-6123

Rebecca Mullen Lovett, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)

View Faculty Profile

r-lovett( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3276

Rachel O'Conor, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Psychosocial Support Program

View Faculty Profile

r-oconor( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3240

Lauren Opsasnick, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor

lauren.opsasnick( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4461

Allison Pack, PhD MPH

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

View Faculty Profile

allison.pack( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0274

Minjee Kim, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology (Neurocritical Care)

View Faculty Profile

mkim4( at )nm.org

mkim4@nm.org

Research Fellows

Staff

Prophecy Agyare

Research Study Coordinator

prophecy-agyare( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0268

Kenya Alcantara

Research Study Coordinator

kenya.alcantara( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2685

Marisol Arredondo

Research Study Coordinator

marisol.arredondo( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1237

Stephanie Batio, MS

Statistical Analyst

stephanie.batio( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4684

Morgan Bonham

Research Project Manager

morgan.bonham( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1813

Norma Calderon

Research Study Coordinator Senior

norma.calderon( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5573

Patrick Cecil

Research Study Coordinator

patrick.cecil( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5038

Lauren Cogar

Research Study Coordinator

lauren.cogar( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2076

Sarah Filec, MPH

Research Project Manager

sarah.filec( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4656

Carolyn Hagler

Research Study Coordinator

carolyn.hagler( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1078

Wei Huang, MA

Statistical Analyst

wei.huang3( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5099

Jeimmy Hurtado

Research Study Coordinator

Jeimmy.hurtado( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0182

Scott Hur, MPH

Research Data Analyst Senior

scott.hur( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4194

Grace Magnuson

Research Data Analyst

grace.magnuson( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1771

Allison Novorita

Research Study Coordinator Senior

allison.novorita( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1326

Dianne Oladejo

Research Study Coordinator

dianne.oladejo( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-6452

Olivia Russo

Research Study Coordinator

olivia.russo( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-8207

Eleanor Small

Marketing & Communications Manager

eleanor-small( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2497

Reneaki Smith

Research Study Coordinator

reneaki.smith( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0221

Britney Sun

Research Study Coordinator

britney.sun( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5270

Evelyn Velazquez

Research Project Coordinator

evelyn.velazquez( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3117

Guisselle Wismer, MPH

Clinical Research Associate

guisselle.wismer( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3272

Fangyu Yeh, MPH

Statistical Analyst

fangyu.yeh( at )northwestern.edu

Rudy Zuleta

Research Study Coordinator Senior

rodolfo.zuleta( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3394

Doctoral Students

Esther Yoon, MPH

Doctoral Candidate

estheryoon2013( at )u.northwestern.edu

248-762-8373

Abby Vogeley

Research Fellow

abigail.vogeley( at )northwestern.edu

Sophia Weiner-Light

Doctoral Candidate

sophia.wl( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5015

Administration

Kelly Lendi

Associate Research Administrator

kelly.lendi( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2709